Bedding articles



May 26, 1964 DENlsE MARIE NICOLE GAMlcHoN BORN BARCA-r BEDDING ARTICLESFiled Feb. 20. 1961 omjmfm www@ BY Boe/v @al/f?, PW

ATTRNEYS United States Patent O 3,134,119 BEDDNG ARTICLES Denise MarieNicole Gamichon, born Barcat, 26 Rue Brunel, Paris 17, France Filed Feb.20, 1961, Ser. No. 90,402 Claims priority, application France Feb. 23,1960 1 Claim. (Cl. 5--336) The present invention relates to beddingarticles and in particular to a bedding article for use in a child bedor an invalid bed.

The object of the present invention is to provide an article of thiskind which permits of keeping the child tucked in without interferingwith the operations of making the bed.

According to this invention, the bedding article Comprises a Coverletalong each of the longitudinal edges of which there is xed a strip oflinen in a quick detachable manner for at least one of said strips,preferably by means of a zip fastener, the two linen strips beingprovided with straps adapted to be assembled two by two under themattress of the bed.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention Will be hereinafterdescribed with reference to the accompanying drawings, given merely byway of example and in which:

FIG. l is a perspective view, with parts Cut away, of a child bedprovided with the bedding article according to the invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of this bedding article after separation of one ofits lateral strips.

A linen strip 2 or 3 is xed along the Corresponding edge of Coverlet 1in such manner that one of these strips can be quickly detached.

Linen strips 2 and 3 are secured to the Coverlet 1, on the lateralportions thereof, so as to be fixed to said Coverlet along respectivelines at a distance d from the respective lateral edges thereof. Saidlinen strips are secured in such manner that at least one of them can bequickly detached. Preferably, for this fixation, use is made of a zipfastener 4 5 which may either extend over the whole length of theCoverlet (FIG. 1) or, as shown by FIG. 2, over only a portion of thislength. In the latter case, over the remainder of the length of thecoverlet, the linen strip is xed through other means, for instance, asshown by ordinary buttons 6 and buttonholes 6a.

With such an arrangement, the zip fastener being disposed approximatelyalong the top side edges of the mattress 7, a band of a width d of theCoverlet extends over the lateral side of the mattress. Thus theCoverlet has not to be slipped under the mattress, as in ordinary bedarrangements.

Linen strip 2 is provided with straps 8 carrying buckles f. ICC

9 and the other line strip 3 is provided with straps 10 sufficientlylong to be able to pass under the mattress and to have their end engagedby said buckles 9.

In order to make the bed, the under sheet 11 is first placed on themattress, then the top sheet 12 and finally the Coverlet 1 with itsstrips 2 and 3. This Coverlet is fixed on the mattress by means ofstraps i8 and 10 and buckles 9.

When it is desired to reset the bed, zip fasteners 4, 5, in the case ofFIG. l, or said zip fasteners and buttons 6, 6a, in the case of FIG. 2are opened and Coverlet 1 is removed, thus Clearing the mattress, strips2 and 3 being held by their straps. The mattress can thus be turned overand the bed is made in the usual manner, after which the Coverlet isfixed in position by means of the zip fasteners 4 5 (and possiblybuttons 6).

It will be understood that in spite of the movements of the Child in thebed, the Coverlet is kept in position by said strips 2 and 3 and straps8 and 10. It is easy to detach strips 2 and 3 from the Coverlet, bymeans of Zip fasteners 4 and 5 and possibly buttons 6. Strips 2 and 3can thus be detached and washed when necessary.

In a general manner, while I have, in the above description, disclosedwhat I deem to be a practical and eflicient embodiment of my invention,it should be well understood that I do not wish to be limited thereto asthere might be changes made in the arrangement, disposition and form ofthe parts without departing from the principle of the present inventionas comprehended within the scope of the accompanying claim.

What I Claim is:

For use in a bed Comprising a mattress, a bedding article whichcomprises a Coverlet free at its respective head and foot ends, twostrips of fabric extending along the side portions of said Coverletrespectively, securing means for detachably fixing said strips to thetop face of said Coverlet along two respective longitudinal lineslocated on opposite sides of said Coverlet, respectively, transversestraps secured to each of said strips and extending perpendicularly tothe length thereof, the straps carried by one of said strips beinglocated opposite those Carried by the other strip, respectively, andfastening means for securing each strap of one of said strips to thestrap of the other strip located opposite it, at least one of saidstraps being intended to pass under said mattress, the securing meansbeing spaced inwardly a substantial distance from the side edges of theCoverlet.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,964,271 ODwyer June 26, 1934 2,062,611 Rosenthal Dec. l, 19362,789,292 Budinquest Apr. 23, 1957 2,923,014 Hume Feb. 2, 1960

